Markus Fjørtoft

Markus Garborg Fjørtoft (born 12 January 1994) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He retired on 10th August 2022, after leaving Ayr United.

Markus Fjørtoft
Personal information
Full name Markus Garborg Fjørtoft
Date of birth (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994
Place of birth Swindon, England
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–2013 Bærum SK
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Duke Blue Devils 74 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Bærum SK 1 (0)
2017 New York Red Bulls U-23 13 (0)
2018–2019 Southern United 14 (0)
2019–2020 Hamilton Academical 9 (0)
2020–2021 Greenock Morton 23 (3)
2021–2022 Ayr United 25 (2)
Total 85 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

He is the son of former Norwegian international Jan Åge Fjørtoft.[1]

During his football career, Fjørtoft co-hosted the podcast BroPod, along with fellow footballer Ciaran McKenna.

His currently works as Content & Club Relations manager at the PFA, co-hosts The German Fussball Podcast with his father, and runs his own Sports & Entertainment company, TwentyOne.

Career

Youth and college

Fjørtoft played four years of college soccer at Duke University between 2014 and 2017. He made a total of 74 appearances, scoring 7 and tallying 2 assists in his time at Duke.[2]

Professional

On 19 January 2018, Fjørtoft was selected in the second round (45th overall) in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[3]

In September 2018, Fjørtoft signed with Southern United FC of New Zealand.[1] He signed a one-year contract for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in April 2019, starting from July 2019.[4] He extended his contract for another year in January 2020.

In September 2020, Fjørtoft joined Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton on a permanent deal.[5]

On 27 May 2021, it was announced that he had joined Ayr United for the 2021–22 season. He left Ayr United at the end of the season. On 10 August 2022, Fjørtoft announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 28.[6]

References
  1. Watt, Martin (5 October 2019). "Rangers v Hamilton Academical: Globetrotting Markus Fjortoft at home in Lanarkshire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. "Markus Fjortoft". MLS. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. "Sounders select defender Markus Fjortoft in Second Round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". Sounders FC. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. "Hamilton Accies: Markus Fjortoft, son of Jan Aage, to sign in summer". BBC. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  5. @Morton_FC (25 September 2020). "#WelcomeMarkusFjortoft" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via Twitter.
  6. @MarkusFjortoft (10 August 2022). "I would like to share that I am officially retiring from professional football.It's a decision I've made on my ow…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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